Employment StatisticsClass of 2011

Graduates of Case Western Reserve University School of Law can be found working in all sectors of the legal profession and beyond, across the United States and overseas. The Career Development Office works closely with students and graduates and is committed to helping them develop and obtain their career goals.

Total percentage of graduates employed or pursuing a graduate degree full time: 88.5%**Calculated using the NALP methodology and includes 165 employed graduates and four graduates enrolled in a full time degree program.

All statistics are as of February 15, 2012 (9 months after graduation).

Employment Status

Full Time
Long Term

Full Time
Short Term

Part Time
Long Term

Part Time
Short Term

Total Number

Employed - Bar Passage Required

94

7

5

29

135

Employed – JD Advantage

17

3

3

1

24

Employed – Professional Position

2

0

0

2

4

Employed – Non-Professional Position

0

1

1

0

2

Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time

4

Unemployed – Not Seeking

2

Unemployed – Seeking

20

Employment Status Unknown

10

Total Graduates

201

For graduates known to be employed, percentage working in the following types of employment:

Law Firms

46.7%

Business and Industry

20.0%

Public Interest

11.5%

Government

15.8%

Academia

3.0%

Judicial Clerkship

3.0%

Employer Type Unknown

0%

Employment Type

Number

Law Firms

Solo

1

2-10 attorneys

32

11-25 attorneys

6

26-50 attorneys

5

51-100 attorneys

6

101-250 attorneys

13

251-500 attorneys

6

501+ attorneys

8

Business & Industry

33

Government

26

Public Interest (including Public Defenders)

19

Federal Judicial Clerkships

1

State & Local Judicial Clerkships

2

Other

2

Academia

5

Total

165

Geographic Location of Employed Graduates
Regional information calculated by dividing the total number of jobs in each geographic category by the total number of employed graduates.

International

3.6%

New England
(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

3.0%

Middle Atlantic
(NY, NJ, PA)

11.5%

E. North Central
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

57.6%

W. North Central
(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

1.8%

South Atlantic
(DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

11.5%

E. South Central
(AL, KY, MS, TN)

1.8%

W. South Central
(AR, LA, OK, TX)

3.0%

Mountain
(AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)

0.6%

Pacific
(AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

5.5%

Salary Information
Represents data for 49% of employed graduates.

Median

$72,000

75th Percentile

$92,000

25th Percentile

$50,000

Post Graduate Fellowship Program
Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Post Graduate Fellowship Program provides some funding to graduates who seek to gain experience in non-profit, government, and public interest organizations and agencies. These fellowships help our graduates secure long term employment in fields and locations that match their career goals. Graduates have secured fellowships with a variety of organizations including legal aid societies, public defender offices, city and county prosecutor offices, courts and judges, and law departments. Graduates have secured fellowships in a number of states including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Washington, DC.